Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for otitis media, upper respiratory infection, ear infection, strep throat, and migraines due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's claim is being returned to the AOJ for further examination and opinion.

New and relevant evidence has been received for several previously denied service connection claims, including cervical spine condition, ED, left lower extremity tingling and numbness, left upper extremity tingling and numbness, right lower extremity tingling and numbness, right upper extremity tingling and numbness, lumbar spine condition, tension headaches, diabetes mellitus type II, hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension. These claims are being remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for low back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, gastroesophageal reflux diseases (GERD), and migraines due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The claims must be readjudicated with further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for chronic cough, acid reflux, and a chronic headache condition due to non-compliance with prior remand directives. The Veteran's conditions are being evaluated again by VA clinicians.

The Board denied the claim for DIC based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was not sufficient evidence to link any service-connected disability to his death.

The appeal concerning the service-connected degenerative changes of the thoracolumbar spine is dismissed. The appeals for tension headaches, cervical spine disability, and radiculopathy of right upper extremity are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines and right and left hip, knee, and ankle disabilities are remanded due to ambiguities in the VA opinions provided. Clarifying medical opinions are needed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including unspecified depressive disorder, headaches, left shoulder tendonitis and impingement, and tinnitus, may have prevented him from maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to July 12, 2021. The Board finds that referral to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for extraschedular consideration is warranted.

The Veteran's PTSD, left hand and right hand carpal and cubital tunnel syndromes, left knee meniscal tear, right knee meniscal tear, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, left foot pain, right foot pain, migraines, and lumbosacral strain are all granted service connection.,The Veteran's PTSD is related to her military service. The carpal and cubital tunnel syndromes, as well as the knee meniscal tears, shoulder pain, and foot pain are all linked to her service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lung condition, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for depressive disorder and migraines, including migraine variants, have been granted effective September 16, 2016.,An initial rating of 70 percent has been assigned for the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder.

The Board has found pre-decisional duty to assist errors in obtaining military personnel and service treatment records from the Veteran's Reserve service, confirming his periods of active-duty, ADT, IDT, and Reserve service, and obtaining SSA records. These claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are found to be aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's reported stressors for PTSD and his claimed headaches. The VA is instructed to attempt to verify these incidents.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were incurred in service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service connection claims for migraine headaches and traumatic brain injury residuals were denied as the evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and active service.,There was no credible continuity of symptomatology, and the Veteran's recent statements about his symptoms being related to service are considered self-serving.

Effective June 16, 2008, a 50 percent rating for mixed type headaches (migrainous and tension type) is granted.,Effective May 3, 2011, entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his psychiatric condition and multiple musculoskeletal issues, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted the claim for TDIU based on this finding.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was granted. The claims for increased ratings of chronic low back pain syndrome and calcific rotator cuff tendinitis were also granted, while the initial compensable rating for a tonsillectomy was denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, traumatic brain injury, cervical spine disorder, headaches, and multiple musculoskeletal disorders have been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.